{"id":296677,"date":"2023-12-12T18:42:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=296677"},"modified":"2023-12-12T18:42:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T18:42:30","slug":"munster-issue-ban-to-a-spectator-after-incident-against-bayonne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/rugby-union\/munster-issue-ban-to-a-spectator-after-incident-against-bayonne\/","title":{"rendered":"Munster issue ban to a spectator after incident against Bayonne"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Munster issue stadium ban to a spectator who grabbed the jersey of a Bayonne player during a skirmish between both sides in their Champions Cup clash<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Irish rugby side issued a stadium ban to a fan after an incident on Saturday\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The fan had appeared to grab a Bayonne player and pull him away from the pitch\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Munster said that they would contact Bayonne to apologise for the incident\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Munster have banned a supporter from attending home games following an incident during Saturday&#8217;s Investec Champions Cup game against Bayonne at Thomond Park.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage showed the supporter grabbing a Bayonne player&#8217;s shirt during a skirmish between rival players that spilled over the touchline.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Munster Rugby can confirm that a decision has been made to prohibit the supporter involved in an incident at Thomond Park on Saturday from attending Munster Rugby home games,&#8217; the Irish province said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;An investigation commenced on Sunday, with the supporter getting in contact with the province this morning to identify himself and apologise for his actions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Munster Rugby will be contacting Aviron Bayonnais and EPCR (European Professional Club Rugby) to apologise for the incident.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/17\/78877551-0-image-a-1_1702402090600.jpg\" height=\"277\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A Munster fan has been banned from Thomond Park after he grabbed the shirt of a Bayonne player<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/17\/78877659-0-image-a-3_1702402396067.jpg\" height=\"338\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred after both sets of players engaged in a skirmish on the pitch<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred just after half-time, with Munster leading the TOP14 outfit 14-3.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bayonne second row Kote Mikautadze was seen grappling with several players on the touchline.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As the mele moved closer to the advertising boads around the pitch, a spectator was seen reaching out and grabbing the lock forward&#8217;s shirt, pulling him back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is unclear how long the ban will last.<\/p>\n<p>The two teams drew 17-17 in the match, with Bayonne coming back in the second half to score two tries with winger\u00a0Remy Baget scoring a try in the 76th minute of the match to help half the points.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/17\/78877547-0-image-a-2_1702402099458.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/rugbyunion\/article-12855921\/Munster-European-Rugby-Champions-Cup-Bayonne-spectator.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Munster issue stadium ban to a spectator who grabbed the jersey of a Bayonne player during a skirmish between both<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296676,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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